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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Marie on 28 February 2008, 12:36:46
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:o :o :o :o
Just nipped to the shop in my lunch hour as i have ran out of doggy food this morning......
on route home i saw a facelift pull up behind me, nice looking one(same it wasnot an estate) 02 plate. .....
but when i looked to try and see in my mirror who was driving i couldnt see anyone.??????
well got stuck at the lights and then i could see what looked like a little old lady drivin this big motor but she was straining to see over the stearing wheel.
im :o :o :o cos 1, what is she doing driving such a big car and 2, :o :o cos does she not know how to raise the seat or drop the stearing wheel to aid her vision.
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does she not know how to raise the seat or drop the stearing wheel to aid her vision.
I see this all to often unfortunately (& not just women)....
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few yrs ago i was in london when i see an old lady driving a bentley, same thing, but she was sitting on cushions to raise her height. what makes me laugh is the amount of people who drive with there chests right up against the steering wheel, surely this is a bad thing to do as you are limited to turning the wheel
richie
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few yrs ago i was in london when i see an old lady driving a bentley, same thing, but she was sitting on cushions to raise her height. what makes me laugh is the amount of people who drive with there chests right up against the steering wheel, surely this is a bad thing to do as you are limited to turning the wheel
richie
If you have a car with an air bag in the wheel it will do more damage in an accident.
IIRC you should sit no closer than 18" (450mm for those of us that are metricated) to the steering wheel if it has an air bag
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the wifes a bit of a short arse and it took us ages to alter the seat and
s/wheel to make it safe and comfertable to drive
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the wifes a bit of a short arse and it took us ages to alter the seat and
s/wheel to make it safe and comfertable to drive
My wife is a charming lady of diminutive stature and we have the same problem. She ends up much closer to the wheel than is ideal, but at least she can see over the top. ;D ;D ;D
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We are lucky, we can jump in and out of each others cars and drive them perfectly without adjusting the seats, wheel or mirrors, its great!
We normally stick to our own cars, but now and again she wants the estate.
Always worries me when she says can I take yours, there might be boy racers about ;D
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My wife is 4' 11" and she has the problem of sitting to close to the steering wheel, we can get the seat plenty high enough for her to see very well.
It is probably about time adjustable pedal boxes where fitted to mainstream cars.
As a side question if I disconnect the drivers airbag because of the damage it will do her, does anyone no what the Police or insurance companies would make of it ?
Mike
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It's a no no. I think it would invalidate your insurance, or at least persuade Insurance coy. to refuse to pay out.
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My wife is a charming lady of diminutive stature.....
Spoken like a true gentleman: and with Mrs.Shyboy`s permission no-doubt! ;D
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electric memory seats ain't they wonderful???
My Mrs is just under 5'2" , and I'm 6'2" needless to say there's a LOT of adjustment range required ;)
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a small pillow will help...
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electric memory seats ain't they wonderful???
My Mrs is just under 5'2" , and I'm 6'2" needless to say there's a LOT of adjustment range required ;)
i found a taller girlfriend :D she's 5'10, not that it matters, she's not going near the drivers seat in my car!
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I am 'only' 5 ft. 14 inches tall! ;D
.....One of the (many) reasons I love Omegas; `they have ALL the height-space and seat adjustment I need; I drove my sister`s Mondeo recently and had to endure the crown of my head pressed against the sunroof-trim all day (even with seat low as poss.!)....combined with constantly banging my forehead on the badly raked/placed A pillar getting in an out.....`rubbish design for a modern car, especially with 'folks' getting ever-taller. ;D
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5'14 would make you 6'2 ;D
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5'14 would make you 6'2 ;D
.....but 5` 14" doesn`t feel as tall as me saying 6` 2" Danny ;D ;D ;D
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It's a no no. I think it would invalidate your insurance, or at least persuade Insurance coy. to refuse to pay out.
I'm sure the police wouldn't give a monkey's ...... your fiendly MOT tester isn't! ;)
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Right, first off, this is not ment to be a racist comment (as many of those I refer to are my friends!), it is simply a comment against an observation.
Being somebody who grew up near Leicester I know quite a few indians, now, many of them are quite short with some of the wives even shorter.
Drive around the Melton Road in Leicester and all you see are big Mercs and the like with eyes peering through the steering wheel.......
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Right, first off, this is not ment to be a racist comment (as many of those I refer to are my friends!), it is simply a comment against an observation.
Being somebody who grew up near Leicester I know quite a few indians, now, many of them are quite short with some of the wives even shorter.
Drive around the Melton Road in Leicester and all you see are big Mercs and the like with eyes peering through the steering wheel.......
Hee-Hee. I can relate to that.
Back in the 70's we had a Ford Zephyr IV MK 3, if anyone can
remember those big bruisers. It had a bench front seat and
column gear change. Mrs Grumpy can't be described as the
tallest lady in the world :) , and when driving this non-adjustable
behometh she had to look between the dashboard and the top
of the steering wheel. Everyone did a double take when she drove
by. My mates used to reckon that it looked like the car was driving
itself down the road. Some folk even thought for a second that
it was a runaway. ;D
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I'm in desperate need of leccy memory seats for my car... I'm 6'4" and a bit... my mum is 5'2". She moves mine out of the way, or drives it every now and again, and it takes weeks for me to get my seat back in the right place...
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:o :o :o :o
Just nipped to the shop in my lunch hour as i have ran out of doggy food this morning......
on route home i saw a facelift pull up behind me, nice looking one(same it wasnot an estate) 02 plate. .....
but when i looked to try and see in my mirror who was driving i couldnt see anyone.??????
well got stuck at the lights and then i could see what looked like a little old lady drivin this big motor but she was straining to see over the stearing wheel.
im :o :o :o cos 1, what is she doing driving such a big car and 2, :o :o cos does she not know how to raise the seat or drop the stearing wheel to aid her vision.
Bet the old sod has knicked it ;D ;D ;D ;D
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we are lucky enough that we only have to move the seat backwards and forwards if the other has been driving........it is funny though watchin my hubby trying to sit down in the front seat after i have been driving. ;D ;D ;D
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Right, first off, this is not ment to be a racist comment (as many of those I refer to are my friends!), it is simply a comment against an observation.
Being somebody who grew up near Leicester I know quite a few indians, now, many of them are quite short with some of the wives even shorter.
Drive around the Melton Road in Leicester and all you see are big Mercs and the like with eyes peering through the steering wheel.......
That saves them wearing the yashmack!!!
DC
Also with no racial intent..
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my wife is 4'11 i am 6 foot.....
we have no issues with seat adjustment.....
she doesn't drive, i have no issues :y
and as the driver i get to choose the cars we buy :y :y :y
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my wife is 4'11 i am 6 foot.....
we have no issues with seat adjustment.....
she doesn't drive, i have no issues :y
and as the driver i get to choose the cars we buy :y :y :y
:y An eminently agreeable arrangement ;)
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We find that the memoried seats on the Elite are brill, I've got setting 1, Jill has setting 2, I have 3 set up for motorway driving where the rake moves back and the rear view mirror adjusts accordingly.. :y
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my wife is 4'11 i am 6 foot.....
we have no issues with seat adjustment.....
she doesn't drive, i have no issues :y
and as the driver i get to choose the cars we buy :y :y :y
:y An eminently agreeable arrangement ;)
the only downside is i am the full time chauffeur >:(
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My wife's suffers from ducks disease (arse too close to the ground) but it make no difference to her driving the beast .. she's just not allowed to.
She has the clit; small, noisey, and never does what it's asked .... matches her personality exactly.
Well suited if you ask me .. :)
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My wife's suffers from ducks disease (arse too close to the ground) but it make no difference to her driving the beast .. she's just not allowed to.
She has the clit; small, noisey, and never does what it's asked .... matches her personality exactly.
Well suited if you ask me .. :)
Skating, Thin & Ice are the three words that come to mind entwood...be careful she may see that! ;D
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My wife's suffers from ducks disease (arse too close to the ground) but it make no difference to her driving the beast .. she's just not allowed to.
She has the clit; small, noisey, and never does what it's asked .... matches her personality exactly.
Well suited if you ask me .. :)
;D ;D ;D.....i gotta buy my missus a clit :y
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the wifes a bit of a short arse and it took us ages to alter the seat and
s/wheel to make it safe and comfertable to drive
My wife is a charming lady of diminutive stature and we have the same problem. She ends up much closer to the wheel than is ideal, but at least she can see over the top. ;D ;D ;D
Mines a short arse too, she liked your description better though. Sometimes, when in a brave mood, I call her 'Toby' ;D ;D ;D
The youngsters on the site won't know what a toby jug is. :) :) :)
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the wifes a bit of a short arse and it took us ages to alter the seat and
s/wheel to make it safe and comfertable to drive
My wife is a charming lady of diminutive stature and we have the same problem. She ends up much closer to the wheel than is ideal, but at least she can see over the top. ;D ;D ;D
Mines a short arse too, she liked your description better though. Sometimes, when in a brave mood, I call her 'Toby' ;D ;D ;D
The youngsters on the site won't know what a toby jug is. :) :) :)
a Toby jug would make a cracking coffee mug
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It's a no no. I think it would invalidate your insurance, or at least persuade Insurance coy. to refuse to pay out.
As long as the insuance company knows that the airbag has been disconected in writing, they would have to pay out if any thing happen. If you don't tell them that when the sh*t hit's the fan (so to speak) and they worm out and not pay